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Mattress Pad Recommendations Juice6576 at 5:39pm 06.20.11 Mid-Size Boats 6/2539 After several nights aboard, my wife and I have come to the conclusion that the aft cabin foam mattr
Bending Tubing Rick D at 5:32pm 06.20.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3242 So, I have a bimini frame that is a PITA in that I have to unpin it and swing it forward every time
on the bottom s2artd at 5:26pm 06.20.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1276 I live on Tomales Bay, CA, and I'm in the market for a boat. Our only marina is very shallow, and bo
Companion way weighted cover jennybug at 5:23pm 06.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1394 Hello from Texas After spending several days on our boat recently I discovered how much I dislike
h386: acrylic backsplash for me Galleymate shoeless at 4:44pm 06.20.11 Big Boats 15/3812 I have seen that 38' models newer than our 2004 h386 have an acrylic backsplash back of the galley s
o'day 272 mainsheet configuration gjaffess at 4:12pm 06.20.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2011 Does anyone have a picture or know a link where I can see the mainsheet configuration for a O'day 27
Folding wheel clearance Calif. Ted at 3:45pm 06.20.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2059 I'd like to replace the 40 inch wheel on my 2002 C320 with a folding model from Lewmar but I'm conce
HUNTER 35 Monitor BroadReach at 3:22pm 06.20.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/2539 Phil Since it was last discussed I noticed that just about every one of the Hunter products has a re
Exhaust Riser Help (3) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 3:20pm 06.20.11 Catalina 310 1/2536 Exhaust Riser Help - Revised Original panicked post. Help??!!:confused: My exhaust riser blew up t
jib Captain Bill at 2:59pm 06.20.11 Lancer 1/1883 Im new to sailing and bought a lancer 28. My jib tore this past weekend and I sent it off for repair
Roller furling trouble (2) spenc at 2:58pm 06.20.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2789 The rotating drum on my old "Flexible Furler" (it doesn't look like a CDI but it might be) will not
9.2A stock main sail battens RussB at 2:20pm 06.20.11 S2 3/1993 Does anyone know the dimensions of the 4 battens in the stock 1979 9.2A main? Mine were marked: top
Inflatable dinghy? KJH at 1:26pm 06.20.11 Catalina 22 5/3237 Out of curiosity, do any of you keep an inflatable dinghy aboard your C-22 as a "Plan B" in the even
Reefing pulley at base of mast morris at 1:21pm 06.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2178 Our pulley at the base of the mast is broken. It is used for hauling down the main to the first reef
masthead light wiring morris at 1:12pm 06.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1676 Our masthead light is not getting voltage. We can't find out where the mast wire connects to get to
Cushion Material carboman at 12:43pm 06.20.11 Smaller Boats 2/1166 What have you used in the past? Looking for comfort and durability with some decent thickness. Th
Anchor up right on windlass Samaral at 12:15pm 06.20.11 Ask All Sailors 18/4135 Hi all, This is probably a dumb question.... But. How can I have my anchor up right when retrievin
Correct mast step? (3) dstrong464 at 11:58am 06.20.11 Catalina 22 7/2362 Purchased a 1970 C22 for $500, starting to restore it. First thing I noticed was the mast and mast s
Stern Rails for Oday 22 Arthurg at 11:43am 06.20.11 Smaller Boats 0/1363 I would like to install a stern rail on my 1983 Oday 22. Where do I buy a stern rail? I just bou
Standing Rigging Tuning dmort at 11:34am 06.20.11 Bigger Boats 0/1108 Have my new (to me) 1979 Oday 28. Got the mast stepped but noticed the pin locations relative to the

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Mainsheet location shemandr at 3:49pm 08.26.22 Without bleeding shin injuries you might be mistaken for a power boater at the marina. Sailing isn'
Mainsheet location (3) Skedaddle at 3:41pm 08.26.22 208726 I guess it would have helped to lead with this photo (not my boat). I was hoping I could moun
Yamaha 33 standing on keel? (1) mermike at 3:26pm 08.26.22 Here's a better picture:
Yamaha 33 standing on keel? (2) mermike at 3:15pm 08.26.22 It is not recommended to moor your fin keel sailboat SailboatData.com - YAMAHA 33 Sailboat on its k
Yamaha 33 standing on keel? sail sfbay at 2:42pm 08.26.22 It is not recommended to moor your fin keel sailboat SailboatData.com - YAMAHA 33 Sailboat on its ke
Sail modifications fred1diver at 2:08pm 08.26.22 Yes I need to reinforce and add hanks to a furler sail
Sail modifications sail sfbay at 1:57pm 08.26.22 The OP only wants to re-inforce the jib sail luff where the hanks are installed.
1986 Mac 25 Grumps at 1:29pm 08.26.22 Drain it and float it is the only way that you will find out how much the hull will flex back after
Counterclockwise spinner just SE of Cozumel? smokey73 at 1:15pm 08.26.22 "Dammit Jim" looking for some perspective here. I'm going away from my boat on a mooring until abou
Yamaha 33 standing on keel? jssailem at 12:56pm 08.26.22 Eric. Welcome to SBO Forum. The boat, a Yahama 33 has a Monohull fin keel. Depending on the lengths
Counterclockwise spinner just SE of Cozumel? JamesG161 at 12:51pm 08.26.22 You all are looking to far out. So I post this for you. Chicken Little Please use ECMWF or better
Yamaha 33 standing on keel? Roland5048 at 12:49pm 08.26.22 Eric, don't look now. Someone stole yer boat. ;)
1986 Mac 25 LloydB at 10:25am 08.26.22 Drain it and float it is the only way that you will find out how much the hull will flex back after
Which Airmar Blanking Plug for Raymarine I50 knotmeter transducer throughhull? kappykaplan at 10:05am 08.26.22 leave the plug in until I'm going sailing, then swap it out and sail with a clean paddle wheel. Con
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Thaniel at 9:35am 08.26.22 @Leeward Rail ... you forgot something in your original plea... you should have replied to a threa
Sail modifications JoeWhite at 9:10am 08.26.22 I am not a sail maker. Why modify the sail, other than install cringles.
Yamaha F6 on a MEGA 30 ? Boulard83 at 8:42am 08.26.22 Just a heads up, got myself a Yamaha 15hp 4 stroke. Was at a good price, barely used engine. Will
Counterclockwise spinner just SE of Cozumel? (1) jssailem at 8:18am 08.26.22 Looking out the next 10 days (30% probability at best as you move beyond 5 days), the only TS that i
Hunter 280 mid boom traveller jssailem at 8:06am 08.26.22 end boom sheeting, which is mine, had a lighter boom than the factory optional mid boom sheeting T
New Catalina 30 Owner Mikem at 8:04am 08.26.22 Oh wow. What a bummer. How soon do you have to leave?

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